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HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL: BELFER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2025

LOCATION: USA

ISP offers predoctoral, postdoctoral, and advanced research non deferrable fellowships for one year, with a possibility for renewal. ISP seeks applications from political scientists, lawyers, economists, those in the natural sciences, and others of diverse disciplinary backgrounds. ISP also encourages applications from women, minorities, and citizens of all countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants for pre­doctoral fellowships must be in a doctoral program, have passed general examinations prior to appointment, and have made significant progress on their dissertations. Applications for postdoctoral/advanced research fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, university faculty members, and employees of government, military, international, humanitarian, and private research institutions who have appropriate professional experience.

CV/ Resume

Unofficial transcript (pre-doctoral fellow applicants only)

Research statement (3–5 pages)

Writing sample (less than 50 pages)

Should be one published or unpublished piece written by the applicant (co-authored pieces not accepted) in English that will demonstrate his/her English-language writing ability

Can be a journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, white paper, etc. you have produced in your field

Contact information for 3 recommenders submitting letters on your behalf

Only a limited number of funded fellowships are available: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for other sources of funding. All applicants should indicate clearly whether they are seeking full or partial funding from the International Security Program and indicate other potential funding sources. Nonstipendiary appointments are also offered.

Application Deadline: The fellowship application period for the 2026–2027 academic year will open Wednesday, October 1, 2025 and close Monday, December 1, 2025. Recommendation Letters are due December 15, 2025. Applicants will be notified by February 15, 2026.

BENEFIT:

The International Security Program offers annual stipends of 56,000 USD to postdoctoral research fellows and 46,000 USD to pre­doctoral research fellows. Postdoctoral fellows who have received their Ph.D. within the past five years are benefits-eligible; predoctoral fellows and postdoctoral fellows who received their Ph.D. more than five years ago will receive full or partial reimbursement for health insurance premiums.

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AAUW INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2025

LOCATION: USA

AAUW’s International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships promote education and equity for women by investing in international applicants who will be pursuing postdoctoral research in the U.S., with the intention of applying their expertise, professional skills, and leadership in the context of their home countries. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizenship & Immigration Status: Fellowship recipients must be non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants must identify as a woman.

Applicants must be admitted to their first postdoctoral research experience by the application deadline.

Applicants must begin their program on or before September 1, 2026, and complete it on or after May 30, 2027.

Applicants must hold an academic or professional doctoral degree (earned in the U.S. or abroad) with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application. Examples of academic and professional doctoral degrees include but are not limited to D.B.A., Ed.D., J.D., M.D., or Ph.D.

Applicants must pursue their research in the U.S. on a full-time basis at an institution accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.

Applicants must reside in the U.S. or the country of their studies for the duration of the fellowship period.

Applicants intending to do their postdoctoral research in another country other than their own or the U.S. must be members of Graduate Women International and pursue their research project at an international institution recognized as eligible to participate in U.S. federal student aid programs, as listed on the Federal Student Aid Participating Schools list Federal Student Aid Participating Schools list.(Foreign branches of U.S. institution are considered outside of the U.S.)

BENEFIT:

International Postdoctoral Research Fellowships carry a stipend of $50,000. Stipends are payable to fellows only and are disbursed in two equal payments at the beginning and the midpoint of the fellowship term.

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